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Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank
This novelization of the relationship between the great playwright Synge and actress Molly Allgood, reads a bit like Joyce without the obscure references. Though it takes place within a single day, the stream of memories flows beautifully and creates a fascinating portrait of these characters and the complex Ireland they lived in.
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Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank
Fine characters and a great historical setting make for splendid reading. From 1938 Vienna to an old English manor house by the sea, the story weaves through lives defined by the fears and intense emotions of the residents of WWII Britain and Austria.
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Publisher Comments
The fifth book in Patrick Taylor's New York Times bestselling series begins immediately after the events of An Irish Country Christmas. Dr. Laverty begins to wonder if a permanent post in Ballybucklebo is the right choice for him, and Dr. O'Reilly deepens his relationship with nurse Kitty O'Halloran. After less than a year in Ballybucklebo, Barry Laverty is settling into the village, an... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsAdam Johnson teaches creative writing at Stanford University. His fiction has appeared in Esquire, The Paris Review, Harper’s, Tin House, Granta, and Playboy, as well as The Best American Short Stories. His other works include Emporium, a short-story collection, and the novel Parasites Like Us. He lives in San Francisco.
"Mr. Johnson has written a daring and remarkable novel, a novel that no... read more>>>
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